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FIELDS OF GOLD
I love botanical drawings and so a few years ago I purchased a fabulous book from Kew Gardens with the most wonderful illustrations.
There is a page within the book that features sunflowers, hellebores and opium poppy seed heads and it made me think
of the fields of sunflowers we walked through on a lovely french holiday a few years ago.
I have always loved sunflowers with all of their connotations to heat and sunshine.
Vincent Van Gogh, whose series of sunflower still life studies are infamous, saw these stunning flowers as a
symbol of friendship and gratitude, so using them as the inspiration for a design was inevitable.
As wild poppies are commonplace in fields of sunflowers, it was logical that this design should feature them too.
You can purchase the paper brochure pattern or a yarn kit here or opt for a download version via Ravelry or Etsy
There is a page within the book that features sunflowers, hellebores and opium poppy seed heads and it made me think
of the fields of sunflowers we walked through on a lovely french holiday a few years ago.
I have always loved sunflowers with all of their connotations to heat and sunshine.
Vincent Van Gogh, whose series of sunflower still life studies are infamous, saw these stunning flowers as a
symbol of friendship and gratitude, so using them as the inspiration for a design was inevitable.
As wild poppies are commonplace in fields of sunflowers, it was logical that this design should feature them too.
You can purchase the paper brochure pattern or a yarn kit here or opt for a download version via Ravelry or Etsy
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To make this project you will need:
Stylecraft Life DK: 25% Wool, 75% Acrylic. 298m (325yds) per 100g ball
2 x Caramel (2446)
2 x Fern (2311)
2 x French Blue (2447)
2 x Teal (2416)
1 x Cardinal (2306)
1 x Copper (2312)
1 x Cranberry (2319)
1 x Daffodil (2394)
1 x Olive (2302)
Equipment:
4mm (US G/6) & 4.5mm (US 7) hooks
Stitch Markers
Knitter's Sewing Needle
Blocked Measurement:
Approximately 120cm (47 1/4in) square
Stylecraft Life DK: 25% Wool, 75% Acrylic. 298m (325yds) per 100g ball
2 x Caramel (2446)
2 x Fern (2311)
2 x French Blue (2447)
2 x Teal (2416)
1 x Cardinal (2306)
1 x Copper (2312)
1 x Cranberry (2319)
1 x Daffodil (2394)
1 x Olive (2302)
Equipment:
4mm (US G/6) & 4.5mm (US 7) hooks
Stitch Markers
Knitter's Sewing Needle
Blocked Measurement:
Approximately 120cm (47 1/4in) square
